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Syria 2012

Tearing through flesh Shattering bones No organs spared Beautiful child playing with her friends A fearful confused young rebel The baker trudging to work at dawn An elder reflecting and ruing the past The bullet has no conscience No memory Only an inevitable path Why? Michael Newman MD Doctors without Borders

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Skat A

Date: 8/29/2013 2:02:00 AM

Michael, , Your first poem on the soup is excellent for the readers, I love it!! Stopping by with a nice, sweet Welcome to Poetry Soup. Wishing you the best when it comes to your poems. I hope you get to meet all the nice poets around here. Starting with me. SKAT :-) Please drop a hello and tell me a little about yourself if you like. I would like to be your newest poetry soup "FRIEND". Hugs* Skat *

Poet Destroyer A

Date: 8/27/2013 8:24:00 PM

Michael, , thank you for expressing your write and finding this site. -A nice warm WELCOME to poetry soup. Dropping by to invite you to my latest contest. You will find the contest page on the top left hand side* -Looking forward in following and reading your poetry. Hope to hear from you soon. You will enjoy the community, we are one big happy family. (Drama & Love. LOL) ~ Take Care!! From: your new poet friend @-> LINDA <-@

Israel Curtis C.

Date: 8/27/2013 1:47:00 PM

brilliant poem.welcome to poetry soup.

Kim Merryman

Date: 8/27/2013 11:30:00 AM

You captured the futility and tragedy of war so well. It's bad enough that we lose soldiers, but when innocent bystanders get caught in the cross fire it's even more tragic. Well written. Love, Kim

Anne-Lise Andresen

Date: 8/27/2013 10:53:00 AM

Welcome to P-Soup, Michael ! - Nice to read your first poem here. - Hope you will have much pleasure to be with us. - Wishing you good luck - have a nice day! - Comment on the poetry of others and they will comment on yours. - My first greeting to you from Norway / / / Anne-Lise :)